The Mountain stands eternal beneath the sky,
Witness to stars no eye denies.
Each stone a prayer,each wind a song,
Of love that never dies.
Yout laughter once shattered the clouds of night,
Now returns with morning's sighs.
Though rivers dry and heavens fall,
The soul still learns to rise.
In every echo of earth and stone, I find you-
Pheko,brother of Solly and Matebesi,wise.
Dunk in this world, taint-less I be,
Quite of the world, world-less still be.
Come, stitch a patch of love ‘pon me,
Or else, my life shall loveless be.
Death, yours be the only bed, where
I can sleep, keeping grace with me.
The journey of life scarce goes straight,
Way-lost me, soon it’ll digress me.
Amidst all the heartless ho hum,
My work still reader-less shall be.
________________________
Ghazal |11.11.2025 | life, love, sleep, world, work
I love you as countless as the stars,
I love you as wide as the endless sky.
Oh, my beloved! In the deepest sense of your being,
your disbelief is my faith,
in you, heresy becomes my creed.
I dissolve into your beauty mark, beyond all reason,
with you, my joy surpasses all numbers.
I am a wave-drop upon the green ocean of your love,
with you, I rise as high as a hundred heavens.
Intoxicated, possessed, like the depths of mighty valleys,
I love you to the measure of all particles.
From your sorrow, I am filled,
my sighs last through the night,
like the burning hearts of the afflicted.
Drunk on your eyes that call to lovers without words,
lost in your fury when it surges like a raging sea.
You are my qibla, as pure as clear water,
my Kaaba, your abode, the unity of the sublime Lord.
I am amazed at you—whether with mercy or wrath,
I am happy and smiling—whether you turn my delight to sugar or poison.
I love you without reason or proof,
I love you, O my peerless king.
Note:
Qibla - direction of prayer toward Mecca
Kaaba - the sacred house in Mecca
The wind carries whispers of forgotten delight,
Through ruined arches,beneath pale starlight.
Each memory, a lantern glowing and warm,
A beacon against the shadows of night.
Though the world may crumble and the heart may tire,
Love persists as a quiet,steadfast might.
In every rustle of leaves,in every hush,
I hear your voice,gentle and bright.
And I bow to that enduring presence
Pheko,cousin of Botha
The dawn breaks slowly over mountains of gold,
Its light a promise that stories unfold.
Your eyes, twin flames in the morning mist,
Guide the wanderer whose heart has been cold.
Though distance divides and years part,
Love's thread remains, strong and bold.
Through all the seasons,
I carry your spirit,timelessly told.
And in my final breath,I whisper your name,
Pheko,Bother Of Solly
In
Reflected
Though currents may shift and tides may change
Your essence remains,no time can ease
The nightingale sings of our secret hours,
Of gardens unseen,of the moon's embrace.
Love is a flame that defies all decay,
Burning softly in the endless space.
Forever inscribed on the heart's page,
Pheko,Son Of Lizzy
The garden sleeps under dew-laden night,
It's fragrance a whisper of fleeting delight.
Your name carved softly in the bark of the tree,
A symbol of love,eternal,bright.
Even when storms shatter the fragile bloom,
The roots hold fast,beyond mortal sight.
Through darkness and distance,your light remains,
Guiding the heart through sorrow to light
And in every quiet moment I see you near,
Pheko,Son Of Lizzy
The desert blooms where your tears have quietly fallen
Each grain of sand a story that's unspoken
Your laughter lingers in the jasmine-scented breeze,
A perfume of memories,delicate,broken
Time drifts slowly,yet the past remains
In the shadows of evening,in hearts that are woken.
The candle gutters,yet it's warmth stays alive,
Illuminating the pain that is softly tokened.
In every fleeting hour,your spirit is near,
Pheko,Youngest Son Of Lizzy
Brother as friend no less ye give,
Or in life loneliness ye give,
If not mother’s sameness, O Fate,
To friend, father’s firmness ye give.
__________________________
Quatrain ghazal | 32.09.2025 | brother, friend, father, loneliness
Verse 1
You came as frost on sleep
deprived vein,
Rendered flight,delivered chains,
Flattered big time in voice of lies,
Stole the dawn from my very eyes
Chorus (of the victims of drugs)
Here lies your defeat,(cold) and still,
Drugs break the body,not the will
Your drug dens end where Truth takes seat-
Cocaine-here lies your defeat
Verse 2
You breathed lust in a saint's disguise,
Fed on the girl's Tears,the boy's Demise.
And the timid you tortured to weep,
Now they awake from your deceitful sleep
Chorus (of the victims of drugs)
Here lies your defeat (cold) and still,
Drugs break the body,not the will
Your drug dens end where Truth takes seat-
Cocaine-here lies your defeat
Bridge
Rise from ash,from bone,from blight,
I drink the stars,I own the night.
Your voice dissolves beneath my feet,
Your reign of hollow ends complete.
Final Chorus (The Outro)
Here lies your defeat (grim ) and still
Drugs brake the body, not the will
Your drugs dens end where Truth takes seat-
Cocaine-here lies your defeat
In the night' quiet my heart whispers alone,
Through subterfuge,the night' secrets are sown,
Stars track your name where untamed rivers flow
Each sigh is a candle that flickers and shown
The wind carries fables of a love once believed,
Through empty palaces in echoes unknown.
Hope, a brittle bird on the quivering branch,
Sings of dreams that the night has overthrown.
Surely the sea fears that the wind will reply,
Surely your begging,will fall from the sky
Unmoving,I cling in hope to the flame,
Unafraid I whisper your name
Pheko, Beloved Son Of Lizzy
I sure would feel ill till the end,
Resigned to it still till the end.
If admit I can’t till the end,
Sorry for sure feel till the end.
They, slumped in too much me and mine
Endure its mien will till the end.
What I feel for and call it love,
I must with it deal till the end.
Pain subsides sooner than we think,
Strange, we dwell on it till the end.
She implored: forgive, forget me,
And still, what a drill till the end!
Hard to keep love and ways of world
Both, on even keel till the end!
_________________________
Ghazal |19.09.2025| feelings, forgive, love, pain, world
When what life gives is so profound,
Why on what-not woes we dwell on?
Things of joy are found all around,
Why on shadows should we dwell on?
Sweet memories in life abound,
Why on sorrows should we dwell on?
When flowers everywhere are found,
Why on prickly claws we dwell on?
Copious spells Spring on earth’s home ground,
Why on celestial rose dwell on?
________________________________
Ghazal |18.09.2025 | earth, heaven, joy, life
Note: This ghazal is slightly off the traditional. There are five couplets, all the first lines of which rhyme, whilst the second line has the refrain (Radif) ‘dwell on’ following the rhyme (Kafia) like woes, shadows, sorrows, claws, and rose.
I read her eyes for all details
For, word vouched dies with all details.
Truth wiser is with all details,
As it culls from lies all details.
The hearth was hushed, so was my maw,
Her hush apprised with all details.
She could not tell me all the truth,
Now her silence tries-- all details.
What was not said and left unsaid,
Her reserve spies with all details.
_________________________
Ghazal |17.09.2025 | eyes, lies, silence, truth, words
I stood unsure when vacillating there,
My thoughts walked way ahead me waiting there.
I’ll reach you, love, ere my feet reaching there,
Wet you with love ere rain can, raining there.
Like some of my friends who come to meet me,
I’ll barge in before air entering there
And try to soothe the kind soul that dwells on:
How’ll the poor plucked flowers be feeling there.
To me alas, flowers die anyway,
O to die a slow death suffering there.
_________________________________
Ghazal |16.09.2025 | flowers, friend, love, rain
Specific Types of Ghazal Poems
Read wonderful ghazal poetry on the following sub-topics:
funny, hindi, love, shayari, sports, traditional,
and more.
Definition | What is Ghazal in Poetry?